| Title | Parson’s Farewell | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alternate titles | Sil, stile en reys | |||
| Composer | Traditional English | |||
| Instrumentation | Flute solo |     | ||
| Key | D minor | |||
| Range | F4–A5 | |||
| Time signature | 2/2 | |||
| Tempo | 92 BPM | |||
| Performance time | 0:20 | |||
| Difficulty level | intermediate | |||
| Download printable score | PDF Sheet Music (44 kB) (preview) | |||
| Download audio tracks | MIDI (change tempo/key) MP3 (182 kB) | |||
| Date added | 2013-07-26 | |||
| Last updated | 2013-07-26 | |||
| Download popularity index |   0.2 (relatively unpopular) | |||
| Categories |
Dance tunes, Traditional/Folk | |||
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This country dance tune was first published under the title “Parsons Farewell” by John Playford in the first edition of his The English Dancing Master (1651), but the melody clearly predates Playford. An earlier version of the melody can be found, for example, in the Skene Manuscript (circa 1615) under the title “Ostend”.
